Harold and the Purple Crayon vs Hokey Pokey: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Harold and the Purple Crayon Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson · 1976 ★★★★☆ 4.3 64 pages · ≈ 1 h 11 m · Moderate

Harold decides to go for a walk one evening and as he goes he fills in the scene using his purple crayon. Adventure goes hand in hand with imagination to create this charming classic story.

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1 film adaptation
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Cover of Hokey Pokey Hokey Pokey Jerry Spinelli · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 285 pages · ≈ 5 h 17 m · Moderate

Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the "goodlands…

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Scores by source

Harold and the Purple CrayonHokey Pokey
Hardcover 4.1 (112) 4.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.5 (221) 4.0 (17)

Reception

Harold and the Purple CrayonHokey Pokey
Ratings 221 17
Editions 13 9
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 4800 5393
Pages 64 285

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